readytorunbook Chapter 253 Xuanyang
Chapter 253 Xuanyang
"I guess this is the last one." Zhou Chang opened the carriage curtain and sighed as he watched Zhong Yu collect the last banknote.
"If Your Majesty had not applied the medicine too early, he would have been able to make more money for a while longer." The skinny monkey was leaning against the carriage, eating something.
"Alas, there is no way. It's only a matter of time before we apply the pesticides. There are still many poor people there. If we don't apply the pesticides, what will happen to those who can't afford the money and can't buy the medicine?" Although Zhou Chang sighed, he did not feel regretful in his heart.
Now, the situation in the epidemic area of West City is basically stable. Zhou Chang has been on guard for most of the day and found nothing unusual, so he prepared to return home and was about to ask Skinny Monkey to drive the carriage.
From a distance, a red nylon and silver gauze carriage was seen approaching.
"Yuan Qi?" Zhou Chang got off the carriage immediately.
Yuan Qi had come here a few days ago to deliver medicinal materials. It's impossible that the medicinal materials would arrive so soon.
The carriage stopped and Yuan Qi got off with the help of a maid.
"Miss Yuan? How come you have time to come here again?" Zhou Chang indeed did not see the cargo vehicle following the carriage.
Yuan Qi was wearing a light pink dress and a pink mink cloak, which made her stand out against the bleak background of the snow. However, she usually hid her bright face under her large hood. When she saw Zhou Chang, she immediately greeted him: "Your Highness Prince Yi, he is still here."
"Miss Yuan came all the way to see me?" Zhou Chang wondered, but Prince Yi's consciousness became slightly excited.
"I just came back from visiting my father at Dafu Temple. Since it's on the way, my father asked me to bring this over." Yuan Qi's face was half hidden in the shadow of the hood, and only his lips, as red as June cherries, were visible. As he spoke, he handed out a long pearwood brocade box from his cloak.
"What is this?" Zhou Chang took it and opened it.
There was actually a stack of silver bills inside.
"This..." Zhou Chang was confused. Is he giving money voluntarily again?
Just as he was about to refuse, Yuan Qi said, "My father said this is the money he got from selling three clinics, a total of 30,000 taels of silver."
"Oh..." Zhou Chang just remembered that he had almost forgotten about this matter. He even forgot about it when he was worried about money a few days ago. He immediately smiled and said, "Yes, thank Master Yuan for me."
I was just disappointed that my "leek-cutting" business couldn't be done, but now I have an additional income here.
Just then, Zhong Yu came over again.
Zhou Chang began to suspect whether Mr. Zhong was Prince Yi's "personal creditor", or Prince Yi was Zhong Yu's "human ATM".
But Zhong Yu never asked for the silver for himself, so there was no need to go to the trouble and he could just give the brocade box to him directly.
Zhong Yushun took it and whispered, "Your Highness, someone came to buy the prescription, but he wants to buy additional medicine. The quantity required is very large, and the price is..."
The news of selling the prescription spread throughout the entire Jindu City on the second day, so Zhong Yu did not have to avoid Yuan Qi.
"No..." Zhou Chang felt something was wrong, and for some reason, with Yuan Qi in front of her, she couldn't even muster the interest to do business. "Mr. Zhong, from now on, this business will be stopped. Whoever wants it, tell them that it is not for sale."
"Yes." Zhong Yu agreed without hesitation, but then said, "Your Highness, the herbs at the Plague Hospital are packed in packages. Looking at the quantity, I'm afraid we won't be able to get through tonight."
"Ah, Your Highness Prince Yi..." Yuan Qi suddenly interrupted, "I heard that the imperial court is out of stock of two medicinal herbs, Jasmine and Ephedra. Perhaps the Yuan family can find a way to find them."
"Really?" Zhong Yu's eyes lit up.
Zhong Yufu was worried again: "Nowadays, the price of these two medicines in the dental industry has been hyped up to a thousand gold. Even if the Yuan family can get them at this time, it will definitely cost a thousand gold. We..."
"Mr. Zhong, no matter what, let's get the herbs first." Zhou Chang knew that this was Zhong Yu's habitual "crying poor" and pointed to the pear wood brocade box that had been handed to him, "Inside is the banknote that Miss Yuan just sent over. It's enough to cover the cost."
"Ah, this..." Zhong Yu was surprised and hesitant.
"No, no need..." Yuan Qi said, "My father said that as long as the Yuan family can be of help, we must do our best and never ask for anything in return. This can also be considered as accumulating merit for the Yuan family."
Zhou Chang knew that Yuan Qi would not take back the money that had already been given, but she also did not want to continue to receive favors from the Yuan family for nothing: "One thing is one thing, I appreciate the Yuan family's kindness."
He turned to Zhong Yu and said, "In that case, Mr. Zhong, please put the brocade box back into Miss Yuan's carriage."
"No, Mr. Zhong..." Yuan Qi raised his hand to refuse.
Zhou Chang grabbed her and said, "Miss Yuan, there is no need to refuse. Even if you do, I will still have to send the banknotes to your residence, which will be troublesome. One bill for one bill, this is considered as a purchase by the court."
Zhong Yu did not hesitate and walked over to hand the brocade box to the servant who was accompanying Yuan Qi a few steps away.
Yuan Qi froze when he was pulled.
Zhou Chang then realized that he had been holding the girl's hand, and quickly let go. He wanted to explain, but he didn't know what to say.
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.
At this time, a policeman came over with a little Taoist boy.
The officer stopped not far from Zhou Chang and reported: "Your Highness Prince Yi, this young Taoist priest said he wanted to see you for something important."
The Taoist boy was wearing a blue cotton robe and looked about seven or eight years old. He didn't have a hat or scarf in the cold weather, but his face was still rosy. Under the guidance of the waiter, he knew that Zhou Chang was the person he was looking for. He stretched out his hand and handed over a wooden sign, saying crisply: "This is what the master wants to give you."
Zhou Chang stood with his hands behind his back, just looking at the Taoist boy.
"Little Taoist friend, who is your master?" Zhong Yu asked with a smile.
The Taoist boy tilted his head and puffed his cheeks: "Grandmaster is Grandmaster."
"Then does your master have no name?" Zhong Yu asked again.
The Taoist boy shook his head: "The Grand Master is Master's senior brother."
"Then what is the purpose of giving this wooden sign to my prince?" Zhong Yu was able to show extreme patience when facing the child.
The young Taoist priest said, "The master said that he had collected the wooden plaque. If I have any problems in the future, I can just take this wooden plaque and go to him directly."
Zhou Chang thought the little Taoist priest was cute and funny. Seeing that he was holding the wooden sign without getting tired, he said, "No matter who you are, it's just a wooden sign. Give it to me."
Zhong Yu stepped forward to take the wooden sign, looked at both sides, and found no problems before handing it to Zhou Chang.
Zhou Chang took it in his hand and felt it was as hard as iron. He thought he had seen it wrong for a moment, but then he looked at the front of the wooden sign and saw two characters engraved in large seal script: "Xuan what?"
He could only barely recognize one of the two characters, so he had to look to Zhong Yu for help.
Zhong Yubi had to save face for Prince Yi and said, "This wooden sign looks like it's made of ironwood. As for the two characters 'Xuan Yang' engraved on it, I don't know what they mean?"
It turns out to be the two words "Xuan Yang". Is it a name or a surname?
Zhou Chang was just about to ask the young Taoist what it meant, but when he looked up, he saw that the young Taoist had already run away after giving him the wooden sign.